Year 4 - Physical education
Batting: technique
Striking and fielding games: tactics and strategies through racing rounders
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Unit Summary
The unit will develop pupils' ability to apply the principles of attack vs defence, focusing on racing rounders. Pupils will continue to develop and apply a variety of fielding skills and tactics to keep the batter's score low and learn where to bat the ball in order to score maximum points.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to understand how and where to hit the ball in a game of racing rounders.
Key Notes
- Move: when batting, stand sideways on, watch the ball closely and follow through in the direction of the target.
- Move: batting the ball with intent into spaces away from the fielders will help us to score more rounders in a game.
- Think: good decision making is important when batting to try and outwit the fielders, and score more rounders in a game.
- Feel: practising our batting technique and trying to improve shows we are self-motivated.
- Connect: supporting our teammates in making good decisions shows responsibility and builds trust.
Vocabulary To Learn
- batting: using a bat to try to hit a ball that is thrown or bowled
- intent: striking a ball with a specific objective or strategy in mind
- game: an activity or sport in which people compete with each other according to agreed rules
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils try to generate their hitting power using just their arm, which results in them over swinging and missing the ball.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Move: when batting, stand sideways on, watch the ball closely and follow through in the direction of the target. Move: batting the ball with intent into spaces away from the fielders will help us to score more rounders in a game.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'batting'
using a bat to try to hit a ball that is thrown or bowled.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Pupils try to generate their hitting power using just their arm, which results in them over swinging and missing the ball. Correction: Remind pupils that swining smoothly and keeping their eye on the ball is important. Pupils should bend their knees slightly and use their hips to rotate and generate power.
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